ECN321 International Trade (20 credits)

Year Running: 2019/2020

Credit level: F6

Additional Information

ECN130 or SMI equivalent. ECN21004 or ECN21007 or SMI equivalent.

Description

The first part of the course will cover neoclassical trade theories in which countries trade following their comparative advantage. The second part of the course deals with more recent trade theories based on economies of scale and/or imperfect competition that helps us to explain some recent patterns observed in the data. The third part of the course is an introduction to trade policy and the political economy of trade policy.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	170.0
Lecture	20.0
Seminar	10.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	20 %	S2
Exam	2.0	80 %	S2

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2019-20.